"[T]here should be absolute freedom of expression without any kind of restraint or limitation. This position is generally defended by the uncritical assertion that every person has the right to express his views or judgment on any subject, and the rather obvious limitations are usually demonstrated by irrelevant examples, such as denying a person the right to shout ‘fire’ in a crowded theatre when there is no fire."
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Memoirists from the United StatesMembers of the United States House of RepresentativesMembers of the United States SenateUnited States presidential candidates, 1992People from Minnesota
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Censorship: For And Against, edit. Harold H. Hart, Hart Publishing Company, Inc., New York (1971), chapter 6, p. 113
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